Today we finish the last section of stars! That’s section A3, the upper right corner of the quilt.
If you need to catch up:
Week 1 we covered materials
Week 2 we did section C1 – the top left corner of the quilt
Week 3 we did section A1 – the top part of the quilt above the pop tart
and Week 4 we did section C3 – the bottom left corner of the quilt
For this week, here are the strips you’ll need to cut:
For section A3 you’ll need strips of:
• 5” wide dark blue cotton
• 3.5” wide dark blue cotton
• 2” wide white cotton
• 2” wide dark blue cotton
Since we’re nearing the end of all the star fields, you won’t need as much of the dark blue and white, so if you just have little scraps left, make use of those.
You can cut the squares you need as you go to there’s no mixing things up, or you can cut all the squares ahead of time.
You’ll need:
• Dark blue: 3.5” x 6.5” (4), 3.5” x 3.5” (4), 2” x 2” (4), 5” x 2” (2) 5″ x 8″ (1)
• White: 2” x 2” (8)
When your strips/squares are ready, follow this guide to sew them together:
Again, we’re sewing the squares together in numerical order to create groups, then sew the groups together in alphabetical order. Remember that, like most quilt patterns, we’re using a 1/4” seam allowance. You can press the seam allowances however you like, but I prefer to press them open.
Here’s your sewing order:
1. Sew A1 to A2 in a horizontal row
2. Sew A3 to the top of A1-2
3. Sew A4 to the bottom of A1-3
4. Sew B1-3 in a horizontal row
5. Sew B4 to the bottom of B1-3
6. Sew C1-3 in a horizontal row
7. Sew group C to the bottom of group B
8. Sew D1-2 in a horizontal row
9. Sew D3 to the top of D1-2
10. Sew D4 to the bottom of D1-3
11. Sew E1-2 in a vertical column
12. Sew E3 to the left of E1-2
13. Sew E4 to the right of E1-3
14. Sew F1-2 in a vertical column
15. Sew F3 to the left of F1-2
16. Sew F4 to the right of F1-3
17. Sew groups A-D in a horizontal row
18. Sew group E to the bottom of groups A-D
19. Sew group F to the top of groups A-E
And your finished section should look like this! The final block should measure 14″ wide by 14″ tall
And that completes all the stars! 😀 Pat yourself on the back! A good deal of your quilt is now complete!
Stay tuned for next week’s section where we finally start on Nyan Cat himself! We’ll be doing section B3, which is his little feet! ^0^